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A guide to the Food Truck & Craft Beverage Festivals in MA this summer
Wicked Local - Massachusetts
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Foodies, get ready – Food Truck Festivals of America (FTFA) is hosting a lineup of Food Truck & Craft Beverage Festivals in Massachusetts this summer. Based in Stoughton, FTFA partners with local vendors to bring premier food trucks and craft...
Food prices surge as hot weather and higher costs bite
Retail Gazette
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July 1, 2025
Food price inflation surged to 3.7% in June, the sharpest rise in more than a year, as British retailers warned of the combined impact of climate pressures and rising operational costs. Figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and...
Food Safety is Key for Fourth of July Cookouts
Banner Graphic - Indiana
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Key Takeaways Cookouts can spread foodborne illness if folks aren’t careful Food shouldn’t be left out for more than an hour if temperatures exceed 90 degrees Cold dishes should be stored on ice, and cooked meats must be served in chafing dishes...
Food prices impact school feeding programme
Zululand Observer
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July 1, 2025
Service providers are concerned about ‘unreasonable increases’ in food prices by suppliers. KZN Chairperson of the National School Nutrition Programme Service Providers’ Association, Lindani Matiwane, said the situation has made it difficult to...
Food poisoning ranks as top concern in FSANZ survey
Food Safety News
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July 1, 2025
A survey in Australia and New Zealand has found food poisoning was the most important food safety issue for consumers in 2024. Food Standards Australia New Zealand’s (FSANZ) Consumer Insights Tracker in 2024 included 1,231 Australian and 884 New...
Food supplies to some Sudan refugees could dry up within two months, WFP says
WKZO - Michigan
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GENEVA (Reuters) -Food aid to help Sudanese refugees in four neighbouring countries could end within the next couple of months without an urgent injection of new funding, a World Food Programme official said on Tuesday, warning of rising...
Local Seven-Year-Old Swims 5 Miles to Help Homeless in Wigan
Wigan Today
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July 1, 2025
A remarkable local girl, Tianna Garvin aged 7, is making a significant difference in her community by undertaking a sponsored swim of five miles throughout July. Tianna is raising money for The Brick, a Wigan-based charity that supports people...
Food Aid or Firing Squads
CounterPunch
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July 1, 2025
Starving Palestinians gather in the early morning hours at an aid distribution site along the Netzarim Corridor in Gaza. Still from a video posted to X. In Gaza today, hunger has a price—and for far too many civilians, that price has been death....
Local Cork charity to receive major donation thanks to ‘Super Cup’ clash
Irish Independent
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The ‘Cork Super Cup’ is the first competitive men’s football match to take place in Páirc Uí Chaoimh and will pit Scottish champions Celtic against Cork City FC, currently struggling at the bottom of the Airtricity League Premier Division. Despite...
Food prices increase again. with meat, fruit and vegetables prices rocketing
South Wales Argus
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Meat prices have been hit by high wholesale prices and more expensive labour costs, and fruit and vegetable prices increased due to the hot, dry weather reducing harvest yields. Overall shop prices were 0.4% higher in June than a year earlier – a...
World Associated Press International charities and NGOs call for end to controversial Israeli-backed aid group in Gaza
Yahoo News
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CAIRO (AP) — Dozens of international charities and non-governmental organizations, including Oxfam, Save the Children and Amnesty, called Tuesday for an Israeli and U.S.-backed aid mechanism for Gaza to disband over repeated incidents of chaos and...
Local letter carriers top in nation for food drive donations
Cape Gazette - Delaware
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Letter carriers from Sussex and Kent counties delivered a first-place finish in the entire country for the most donations in this year’s Stamp Out Hunger food drive. Leaders from the National Association of Letter Carriers came to the USPS...
Food City nominees ‘Top Women in Grocery’
Knox TN Today - Tennessee
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July 1, 2025
Two Food City nominees were named among this year’s top winners in Progressive Grocer’s Top Women in Grocery: Hannah Smith, director of front-end operations, and Shannon Finch, director of procurement. Hannah Smith oversees front-end operations...
José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen Is Serving Food in Gaza Again After 3-Month Blockage
The Wrap
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June 30, 2025
José Andrés is a man with a lot of spinning plates. Not only is the celebrity chef a multiple-time James Beard award winner and the founder of World Central Kitchen, but he’s also currently an EP and host of “Yes, Chef” on NBC. Ahead of the...
Local Food Scores
The Messenger - Kentucky
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Food Scores June 27, 2025 from Hopkins County Health Department: W. Ky Va Center (Ronald Reagan) 100 W. Ky Va Center (JFK) 100 W. Ky Va Center (Franklin Roosevelt) 100 -No hand towels at hand sink -Some employee personal items not stored in...
Food and Beverage News and Trends - June 2025 #3
JD Supra - California
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July 1, 2025
This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and regulatory landscape. Comment on proposed FDA method for ranking chemicals in food for post-market assessments. The FDA is...
Court suspends Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to investigate leaked phone call
Yahoo News
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BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office Tuesday pending an ethics investigation over a leaked phone call with a senior Cambodian leader. The judges voted unanimously Tuesday to...
World News | Thailand's King Approves New Cabinet for Coalition Government Shaken by Leaked Phone Call
Latestly
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July 1, 2025
Bangkok, Jul 1 (AP) Thailand's king approved the appointments of new Cabinet members Tuesday in the coalition government shaken by a major party's departure over the prime minister's leaked phone call with Cambodia's former leader. The reshuffle...
Scientists Say Microplastics in Food May Be Fueling Liver Damage
Food & Wine
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Researchers at UC Davis found that ingesting polystyrene nanoplastics — widely found in food and beverage packaging — can cause liver damage, glucose intolerance, and higher gut permeability in mice. The study used realistic human exposure levels...
The Future of Flavor is Here: EPCOT Debuts New and Returning Food Items
Laughing Place
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June 30, 2025
One of the best parts of a Walt Disney World vacation is the delicious food and beverage offerings found throughout the parks. Over at EPCOT, several new and returning food items are now available to enjoy. What’s Happening: Disney Eats has...